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Used car auction prices fall
The average value of used cars sold at auction fell by 6% between February and March, according to the National Association of Motor Auctions (NAMA). Its monthly market report for March shows that during March the average value of used cars sold at auction was £5,013, compared with £5,359 in ...
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Forecourts sparkle at Nisa awards
Forecourt stores have won more than half the retail categories at the annual awards for Nisa members and suppliers. The awards were presented during the annual dinner at Stoneleigh Park, with forecourts picking up three of the seven retail awards, in addition to the Best Forecourt category. Nisa Local, Oxbridge ...
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Cash-strapped young motorists selling their cars
Many younger motorists are selling their cars as the tough financial climate is forcing them to juggle their debts to pay for life’s essentials, figures obtained by a vehicle sales website have shown. According to Buymycar.com, nearly half of people selling their cars for cash are in the 25-30 age ...
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Weather damps down motorbike sales
The latest new motorcycle and scooter figures show sales last month were down 10.8% against March 2012. Under 50cc scooter sales were down 27.3% in March, while over 50cc motorcycle sales decreased by 8.9%. Sue Robinson, director of the National Motorcycle Dealers Association (NMDA), which represents motorcycle retailers across the ...
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New car sales up 5.9%
New car sales in March were up 5.9% compared with the same month a year ago, according to the latest car registration figures form the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). They show fleet registrations increased by 3.7% last month while private registrations increased by 7.8%. Sue Robinson, director ...
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ACS welcomes plan to tackle rogue brokers
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has welcomed proposals to tackle misleading marketing by brokers toward business customers, in a submission to the energy regulator Ofgem, Ofgem has asked Government for the powers to take action against brokers or third party intermediaries (TPIs) that mis-sell to businesses by marketing energy ...
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Independent garages protest over adverts
The Independent Garage Association (IGA) has rebuked the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) and National Franchised Dealers Association’s (NFDA) for their new ‘Minute Or Two’ MOT campaign, saying it is a blatant attempt to drive business away from independent garages. The SMMT says it launched a new pre-MOT ...
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Trust My Garage campaign stepped up
The Independent Garage Association (IGA) has appointed Bridge PR & Media Services to position Trust My Garage as a household name and brand for all UK motorists seeking a trustworthy independent garage. The partnership is intended to increase consumers awareness of Trust My Garage through a campaign that will use ...
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Sales of commercial vehicles continue upwards
Commercial vehicles registrations sales continued their recent upward trend with a rise of 8.1% in March, helped by van registrations which increased 11.5%. Commenting on the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT)’s van and truck registration figures, Sue Robinson, director of the National Franchised Dealers Association which represents commercial ...
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Supermarkets cut diesel prices
Cuts of up to 2 pence per litre (ppl) in the price of diesel have been implemented today by all the UK’s biggest supermarket groups. The cuts appear to have been sparked by Morrisons, which announced yesterday that it would be cutting up to 2ppl off diesel prices at its ...
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Forecourt trip PC sues her own force
A police woman who is taking legal action against a petrol station owner after she tripped on a kerb answering a 999 call is also making a claim against her own force. PC Kelly Jones is taking action against Norfolk Constabulary in relation to a patrol car crash. She was ...
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Industry leaders gather at The Forecourt Show
Forecourt retailers will be welcomed to the NEC, Birmingham, from April 14-16, as both The Forecourt Show and the National Convenience Show provide a comprehensive display of the latest equipment, products and services in the market. In addition there will be a wealth of advice, focused on the needs of ...
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Young drivers need more support, says IAM
Young drivers need more guidance and support in the first six months of obtaining their licence, according to road safety charity IAM (Institute of Advanced Motorists). Last month, the Department for Transport announced that a green paper would be published this summer looking at ways to improve the safety of ...
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30,000 employees trained to drive using less fuel
The Energy Saving Trust has trained its 30,000th employee in the Smarter Driving programme which is funded by the Department for Transport. The scheme trains employees in techniques to help them drive more efficiently and reduce the likelihood of accidents. It claims to be a proven method of reducing the ...
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Madderson missive to Home Secretary on soaring forecourt crime
The continuing rise in crime being suffered by the UK’s service station network and the differing response by local police forces was the subject of a strongly worded letter to the Home Secretary Theresa May, sent this week by RMI chairman Brian Madderson. In it he states that drive-offs, no ...
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Petrol price fall has ground to a halt, says AA
A fall in the UK’s average petrol price has ground to a halt just 2p below the year’s high of 140p a litre in early March, according to the AA. This is despite a 3p-4p fall in wholesale costs, with VAT, from late February into the middle of March. Although ...
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CCTV footage of forecourt explosion
Police have released CCTV footage of the moment lunatic thieves blew up a cashpoint on a petrol station forecourt. ] Amazingly the explosion did not set light to the fuel stored on the forecourt in what could have been a potentially disastrous and tragic situation. The blast took place at ...
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Forecourt owner sued by WPC injured on emergency callout
Norfolk petrol retailer Steve Jones has become the centre of a national media frenzy after revealing that he is being sued by a police woman who injured herself on his forecourt as she investigated a burglary. The case has raised questions about Britain’s compensation culture and the potential consequences for ...
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Maxol invests in £40m expansion
Maxol has awarded a contract worth £1m to Belfast company, Totalis Solutions, to provide signage for the reimaging of its service station network in Northern Ireland. Maxol is investing a total of £40m in an expansion of its all-Ireland network and the roll-out of a new brand identity on its ...
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Call for ban on proxy purchasing of tobacco
The Rural Shops Alliance has called for the Government to make it illegal for adults to buy tobacco for underage smokers – so-called proxy purchasing is illegal in Scotland but not the rest of the British Isles. Responding to the NHS Health and Social Care Information Centre’s annual ‘Report on ...